Kambiwa Surname
Approximately 270 people bear this surname
Kambiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 145 | 1:143,235 | 15,918 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Zambia | 13 | 1:1,219,225 | 30,856 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kambiwa (24) may also be a first name.
Kambiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kambiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kambiwa is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kambiwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 963,821st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kambiwa reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kambiwa is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 24 people.
The surname Kambiwa is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 143,235. In Cameroon Kambiwa is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 33 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 28 percent reside and West Region, where 26 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent reside and Zambia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaymbiwa | 93 | 3 | / |
| Kambiwoa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kaimbiwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kambewa | 86 | 5,253 | / |
| Kombiwa | 86 | 32 | / |
| Kembiwa | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kambiwe | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kambiwo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kambieva | 80 | 164 | / |
| Kaimbewa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Keimbiwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Keumbiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khambieva | 75 | 14 | / |
| Kambeva | 71 | 637 | / |
| Kambewe | 71 | 32 | / |
| Kombiwo | 71 | 20 | / |
| Kambibe | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kembiwo | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kombiwe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kombewa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kambewo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kambebi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasimbivai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kambeeva | 67 | 27 | / |
| Khombiwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kombeawa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cambaiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kombieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khombewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanbieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kembieva | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kambiwa
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